*George Floyd’s girlfriend Courtney Ross, 45, broke down within minutes of taking the stand Thursday at Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.
Ross began sobbing while telling the story of how Floyd asked to “pray with her” when they first met at the Salvation Army shelter, where she was waiting in the lobby for her child’s father, and Floyd was working as a security guard.
Courteney Ross, George Floyd’s former girlfriend, takes the stand on Day 4 of Chauvin trial and recounts the first time she met him.
She was upset while waiting in a lobby. Floyd asked what was wrong and said “Can I pray with you?” pic.twitter.com/YWcAuIfyUY
— The Recount (@therecount) April 1, 2021
Ross also chuckled at the widely circulated selfie of Floyd in front of a brick wall, which she referred to as his “dad selfie,” because it lacks a complimentary angle.
As prosecutors put a photo of George Floyd onto a screen in the courtroom, George Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross starts chuckling through her tears: “I would call it a dad selfie” because “a lot of dads sometimes don’t have the best angle when they take selfies.” pic.twitter.com/ELk2Ni9oXC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2021
She testified that Floyd was active, worked out everyday and loved to play sports.
George Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross says Floyd was a very active person and never had shortness of breath or difficulty breathing: “Floyd liked to work out every day. He lifted weights that are far beyond anything I could lift, every single day.” pic.twitter.com/RlhqaxAqIC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2021
The prosecution preemptively brought up the opioid addiction they battled together. Ross said that both their battles with addiction had stemmed from their struggles with chronic pain – her neck pain and Floyd’s back pain.
“We both had prescriptions. But after prescriptions that were filled and we got addicted and tried really hard to break that addiction many times,” she said.
Courteney Ross, George Floyd’s girlfriend, details how they both dealt with opioid addiction and testifies says that drug use was part of the relationship:
“It was something that we dealt with every day” but “we tried really hard to break that addiction, many times.” pic.twitter.com/4yjz7lzovt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2021
As he lay dying, Floyd repeatedly called out “mama” while Chauvin’s knee was pressed into his neck. On cross examination from defense attorney Eric Nelson, Ross testified that Floyd called both her and his actual mother by “mama.”
Defense attorney Eric Nelson asked George Floyd’s girlfriend about the couple’s pet names. She said Floyd called her “Mama.” He also used the term to refer to his late mother but in a “different way.”
Floyd repeatedly yelled “Mama” as he was being pinned down by officers. pic.twitter.com/b2bJV6tMsk
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 1, 2021
CROSS-EXAMINATION: Girlfriend Courteney Ross testified that #GeorgeFloyd overdosed weeks before his death and she saw “white foam” around his mouth.
Ross said Floyd’s pet name for her is “Mama.”
WATCH LIVE – MN v. #DerekChauvin https://t.co/bis122QdFc pic.twitter.com/AgvOEV2rY8
— Court TV (@CourtTV) April 1, 2021
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